New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
OBITUARY..
EX-GOVERNOR WILLIAM B. wAsHBURN.

EX-GOVERNOR WILLIAM B. WASHBURN.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 0.-Ex Governor william b.
washburn died suddenly this morning while attend
ing the meeting OF the American Board OF For
eign Missions at the City Hail. He was sitting upon
the platform, and after the opening while Dr.
Smith was reading the annual survey, fell forward
into the lap Of the gentleman next to him and esped IN
a few minutes He had spoken to a friend ou' "''"'
before and death without any inmeuia'o ""i"'.s
Though he continued TO breathe for low momenl' no
never spoke gave any sign OF consciousness i~.s
hands bore him the little room at tho right
with the tower entrance. Medical Examiner bscn T S
summoned and viewed the remains ne sa,H .aS az
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Deinted heart disease tnough IL Wal
to pronounce definitely upon tine cause .!
death until urther examination sad oeen mi.
morning reaching here at o'clock. ho went 70 tno
CITY Hall nj, AND Sss received the Of
husbands death.
Ex-Governor and ex-Unitcd states Senator William
Barrett washburn's name has long been we'll KNOWN
and the esteem and regard in which he was held are
amply testified by the repeated offices OF honor and trust
bestowed upon him by corporate appointment and by
popular suffrage in all his duties he made for himseir
good record as upright STRAIGHTFORWARD business man.
performing the work that fell to his lot in an acceptable
manner He was born In winchendon Mass on Jan r;
ary 81 1920 and educated At Grot0n ACADEMY anu
at Yale College, from which he was graduates win
honor In 1914 Mr.. washburn turned his attention at
once to the business but early IN NE no
made his advent the political arena entering the stae
Senate In 1850 and the lower House IN 1919 ne uen
fed himself with the Republican party from us orgah
zation and 1852 sent to Congress by tho peops
OF his district being returned there every Two years I'M
M tho state called him to the Goyernorshp In Novcm
ber 1871 He enjoyed the respect OF his associates
and the confidence Of his party, and was appointed On
nnmereus i'm committees where good Judgment
and answering honesty were called for. In 1866 ne
was also q delegate to tho LOyaiists Convention at
Philadelphia Reelected Governor In 1877 by an I'M
mense vote aad reelected again in 1873 he would nave
fed three terms In tho Executive ChamDer nad
not the death of Charles Sumner left vacant the senator
ship and I'LL the unexpred term Governor washourn
Legislature the thirty third ballot With Few words
regarding the sddcnness OF the trust ana the great
sibty he pectedly called upon TO assume
In taking the place OF so great leader. Governor WASH
burn accepted the Senatorship reslgning LOT
that purpose the Governorshp. He continued In the
senate until 1870 serving on important committees
His home at Greenfield Mass and there no was
for many years president of the Greenfield Bank he
has al been trustee OF Yale College, OF the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural College and OF smith College az
Northampton. as well member OF the Board OF
Of Amherst serving In the latter position from
s6i TO 1877. In 1872 the degree or LIZ d. was con-
fsrred upon him by Harvard University